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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maryam Zakir-Hussain and Mustafa Javid Qadri

More than 3,700 warm banks open in UK as households struggle with ‘outrageous’ energy bills

Maryam Zakir-Hussain

More than 3,700 warm banks have opened their doors across the UK as soaring energy bills leave many with no other way to cope with the cost of living crisis.

In the face of a “Dickensian” winter, the Warm Welcome Campaign has around 500 spaces joining the initiative each week to offer relief to those struggling.

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